Starting gates have been in use for racing at Churchill Downs since 1930, and where your horse is posted up along that gate could put them at a major advantage or disadvantage.

The final three races of Thursday’s scheduled 10-race card at Horseshoe Indianapolis were cancelled because of problems with the starting gate. “We made a mutual decision with our jockeys in that we weren’t comfortable with the way the starting gate ...

The field for the 2026 Kentucky Derby were drawn today at Churchill Downs. 20 horses will enter the starting gate. Renegade is the morning-line favorite.

There is no clear favorite in the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby that has at least a half-dozen legitimate contenders and maybe more horses that can win it

The Kentucky Derby 's famously chaotic start, with twenty horses bursting from the gate in a mad dash, often decides the "most exciting two minutes in sports" in mere seconds. This year's 152nd running,